Korla Pandit
At The Pipe Organ
Who would have thought "Latin" flavored music played on a pipe organ by a self-created mystical character could be so much fun? Pandit pulls it off on luscious blue vinyl. This was his third album on the Fantasy Label.
The rear cover notes, written by Terrence O'Flaherty, go on at length concerning Pandit's "hypnotic" effect on women. He paints a picture of women staring at Pandit on a TV screen seen in an appliance shop window on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA, between a funeral parlor and a hamburger stand which features something called "Fun On A Bun."
"He's a real experience," sighed one woman as she lifted her shopping bags and walked off into the night.
All this might seem humorous and "made-up". But you need to watch video that exists of Pandit doing his show. The surviving footage is fabulous and if you put yourself into a 50s mindset you can easily understand that Pandit's performance was unique and could have easily held the attention of common housewife.
Love the Pandit clips. I find it all a little creepy! I think that's why I like it so much! ha!
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